Rwandan, SADC and Mozambican troops seen in Niassa province
Concern about the insurgency spreading to Niassa has been increasing, and Rwanda’s president said the province was the insurgents’ next target after Cabo Delgado
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Rwandan troops help Mozambique retake Mocímboa da Praia
Rwandan and Mozambican troops retook the strategically and symbolically significant town of Mocímboa da Praia, on the anniversary of its fall to Islamist insurgents
People in Palma villages given until Monday to leave
Mozambique’s Defense and Security Forces (FDS) on Tuesday warned civilians living in the area around Palma town that they must leave their villages by Monday 19 July to go to the nearby village of Quitunda, a local source told Zitamar News
Insurgents clearing Palma to take control like Mocímboa da Praia
Insurgents appear to be systematically burning houses in Palma in preparation for an occupation of the town — causing remaining residents to flee
Total withdraws completely from Afungi, leaving LNG site in government hands
Total pulled all its staff out of the Mozambique LNG project today, leaving the security of the mothballed project entirely in the hands of Mozambique’s defence and security forces
Insurgents attack villages in Nangade, and kill three in military ambush
The town of Nangade is increasingly nervous as insurgents have attacked villages as close as 10km away already this week
Insurgents, government, and DAG all guilty of war crimes in Cabo Delgado, says Amnesty
War crimes have been committed in Cabo Delgado by Islamist insurgents, Mozambique government forces, and Dyck Advisory Group, according to a new report published today by human rights organisation Amnesty International
Military escort brings food supplies to desperate Palma
Food supplies have finally reached the town of Palma, in the far north-east of Cabo Delgado, thanks to a military escort to allow goods vehicles to travel safely from the town of Nangade
Armed forces recover Muidumbe after nearly two weeks under terrorist control
Mozambique’s government forces have regained control of at least one key village in Muidumbe district, though the circumstances of its retaking remain unclear
Palma district living in fear despite strong military presence
Attacks in Palma district are leaving the population fearful, though the LNG project seems well defended